Fabulous Fior: Over 100 Years In An Italian Kitchen, The Fior D'italia Of San Francisco, America's Oldest Itlaian Restaurant

Fabulous Fior: Over 100 Years In An Italian Kitchen, The Fior D'italia Of San Francisco, America's Oldest Itlaian Restaurant by Brevetti, Francine. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780975335109.

Chronicles the lives of the immigrant families who created the Fior DItalia, Americas oldest Italian restaurant, the difficulties of operating a restaurant during Prohibition, the complexities of serving an upstairs brothel and the requirements of pleasing VIPs such as Richard M. Nixon and Luciano Pavarotti. A lively tale of cookery and passion, as witnessed by Italian-American immigrants in San Francisco from the Gold Rush through the 1906 Earthquake and Fire and World War II to the 21st century. Includes thirty classic recipes.